What would be the best hardware to use in a [U]home[/U] game server ?
I'm looking for the best hardware to use in a [U]home[/U] Garry's mod server for around [B]20-30[/B] player slots.
Any suggestions or tips would be nice thanks.
What is your upload speed like?
You will probably be bottlenecked by that before hardware.
Also what is your budget?
[QUOTE=rhx123;40927621]What is your upload speed like?
You will probably be bottlenecked by that before hardware.[/QUOTE]
Hm I see,
Im currently using wireless connection
speedtest.net reads
40MB down
10MB up
but say for installing steam games etc it downloads at around 3-4mbps
[editline]6th June 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=darth-veger;40927641]Also what is your budget?[/QUOTE]
Id like to stay below £200 but i have no idea whether or not the hardware
id be needing for this server is intense or not so demanding
[QUOTE=lewiso574;40927648]Hm I see,
Im currently using wireless connection
speedtest.net reads
40MB down
10MB up
but say for installing steam games etc it downloads at around 3-4mbps[/QUOTE]
I think you are getting your bits and bytes confused.
Anyway, 10 up should be sufficient for a fairly well populated server.
As for componentry, SRCDS is very single threaded, so you want the processor with the highest IPC [I]and[/I] clock rate you can get your hands on.
[QUOTE=rhx123;40927690]I think you are getting your bits and bytes confused.
Anyway, 10 up should be sufficient for a fairly well populated server.
As for componentry, SRCDS is very single threaded, so you want the processor with the highest IPC [I]and[/I] clock rate you can get your hands on.[/QUOTE]
Ok, thanks
[QUOTE=lewiso574;40927648]Hm I see,
Im currently using wireless connection
speedtest.net reads
40MB down
10MB up
but say for installing steam games etc it downloads at around 3-4mbps
[editline]6th June 2013[/editline]
Id like to stay below £200 but i have no idea whether or not the hardware
id be needing for this server is intense or not so demanding[/QUOTE]
A PC that can handle 20 players for 200 pounds is a no-deal i think. Unless you can find yourself some kind of good deal..
Yes your budget is way too low for that.
It would probably be much more cost effective just to rent a server.
If i just pick one from the top result of Google
[url]http://www.gmod.eu/gmodservers.php[/url]
A server with 32 slots is 32 euro per month, same for 12 euro for 12 players and so on.
There are prob cheaper/better hosts around but yeah i guess its around a euro per player for a server.
Elpis host is supposed to be the best afaik.
[QUOTE=rhx123;40927815]Elpis host is supposed to be the best afaik.[/QUOTE]
Yep, [url]http://www.elpishost.com/gameservers.php[/url]
24 slots for a Gmod server = 21,95$ = 14,10 Pounds
You'd have to go for used hardware if you want one for that price.
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